FUNDING PROGRAMMES

Part-Time Re-employment Grant (PTRG)

Get up to $2,500 per senior worker to provide part-time re-employment, flexible work arrangements and structured career planning to senior workers.

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What is Part-Time Re-employment Grant (PTRG)?

Did you know?
By MOM regulation, it is currently mandatory for all employers to continue offering employment to senior workers when they hit retirement age (currently 63), until the re-employment age (currently 68).

If your company commits to offering part-time work arrangements for senior workers after they hit retirement age (should they request for it) in addition to the below items, your company can receive $2,500 per senior worker.

  • Adopt Tripartite Standard on Age-Friendly Workplace Practices
  • Adopt Tripartite Standard on Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Offer Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA) & Structured Career Planning (SCP) as part of your formal HR policy
  • Send 1 senior management & 1 HR practitioner to attend a fully funded Structured Career Planning (SCP) workshop conducted by SNEF

Who is it for?

Employees age 60 and above (based on birth year):

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Singaporean or PR

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Full-time or part-time employees

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Employed on a permanent basis OR minimum 12 months contract

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Receives monthly CPF contributions

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Please note that shareholders, directors or family member of shareholders & directors are not eligible

What is the funding amount?

Eligible companies can receive $2,500 per senior worker, up to $125,000 per company.

This grant is one-time per company, not one-time per senior worker. That means that if you hire more senior workers after applying for PTRG, you cannot apply again for your new senior workers.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Do my senior workers need to be part-timers to qualify?
They do not have to be part-timers to qualify for PTRG. Senior workers age 60 and above (based on birth year) can be on either full-time or part-time employment to qualify for the programme.
Do I need to convert all senior workers into part-timers as part of PTRG?
That is not required!

As part of the PTRG programme, your company commits to offering part-time work arrangements for senior workers after they hit retirement age, only if they request for it.

If your senior workers would like to continue working full-time after they hit retirement age, you can continue employing them on a full-time basis.
Do my senior workers need to attend any training courses under PTRG?
Your senior workers do not need to attend any training courses.

Instead, your company will simply need to send Send 1 senior management & 1 HR practitioner to attend a fully funded Structured Career Planning (SCP) workshop conducted at SNEF HQ (Paya Lebar). You can choose a workshop date/time that suits your schedule.
Do my senior workers need to attend any training courses under PTRG?
Each company can receive PTRG funding for up to 50 senior workers — i.e. up to $125,000 funding per company.
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